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The United Nations has warned that the risk of disease is rising among displaced people in Yemen as military escalation continues, calling for more humanitarian support and funding.
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said Thursday in a post on “X” that aid teams were continuing to provide essential assistance to civilians displaced or otherwise affected by the fighting.
“With tens of thousands displaced and disease risks rising, humanitarians require urgent support, including funding and unhindered safe access,” OCHA said.
Displacement adds pressure on services
Yemen’s Executive Unit for the Management of Displacement Camps said earlier Thursday that nearly 198,000 people had been displaced by the military escalation since July.
The rising displacement is adding to pressure on health and humanitarian services in a country already facing widespread deterioration of its healthcare system, as well as shortages of food, water and sanitation services.
Children face increased malnutrition risks
Late last month, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned that acute malnutrition among children was increasing as fighting intensified. Displacement and disrupted access to healthcare were adding to the risks for affected children and families, it said.
The latest displacement follows an escalation that began in July and intensified in September, after a period of relative calm following a UN-brokered truce in April 2022.
Yemen has been at war since the Houthi group seized the capital, Sanaa, and several provinces in September 2014. A Saudi-led Arab coalition intervened in March 2015 in support of the Yemeni government.
